Regarding "Voter ID law goes to court" (Page A1, Tuesday), Gov. Rick Perry stated the Department of Justice has no valid reason for rejecting this important law. I agree with what Perry said, but have a real problem with a statement later in the story that claims that voting is a right. It is disingenuous to make this claim and could explain why the statement wasn't linked to any specific person.

Voting is a privilege like driving a car or air travel. But the fact is that, unlike other democratic rights protected in the First Amendment, voting rights do not have clear constitutional protections.

Voting is an important duty and privilege that should have protection from fraud and abuse. It is beyond comprehension that so much time and effort has been put into keeping voter fraud alive and unchecked by trying to reject the voter ID law.

Regarding "Get ready now to cast ballot" (Page B11, Monday), the League of Women Voters of Houston heartily commends Secretary Esperanza "Hope" Andrade for her important message and would like to add this: Be an informed voter. Learn about the candidates and their opinions. Friend candidates on Facebook or follow them on Twitter. Visit their websites. Go to a rally. Tune in to a news broadcast. Chat with your friends. Read a newspaper like this one. And keep an eye out for our popular "Voters Guide to the Election and the Candidates," available in early May. Let's stand shoulder to shoulder with our fellow Texans and help make democracy work.

The Justice Department's decision to reject Texas' voter ID law is just another example of why the Voting Rights Act is obsolete. According to the feds, the South is still considered to be backward, provincial and racist, unless proven otherwise.

Evidently, the minorities, elderly and young who are registered voters don't write checks, fly, rent cars or do any of the things that require a photo ID.

The instances of voter fraud might be insignificant, but I fail to see how this law will put an undue burden on most people of any color.